Article: Official Pokémon website celebrates 20 years with amazingly terrible webpage

[bobandbill]

Auto-playing 'RaDiCaL TuNeZ', large gifs, themed mouse cursor… Relive the internet in the 90s while learning about a TCG release!

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[Pinkie-Dawn]

This radical throwback made realize, are those 90's websites still around to this day with of their cheesiness?

 

[Guest123_x1]

The crazy design and autoplay music reminds me of the various Pokémon fan sites I used to visit back around 2002 when I first got Internet at home.

My oh my how web design has changed dramatically over the past 14+ years since I first started using the Internet regularly.

Additionally, the card images on the Cards page coming in with a reverse "dissolve" is a bit of a throwback to when dial-up connections were the norm for household Internet access. (I ought to know since I was on dial-up at home for a whopping 11 years.)

 

[Z25]

One of the best things I've seen Pokemon do. It's so clever, funny, and actually kind of cool.

They did it so well. I love it.

 

[Mab]

That site is beautiful I'm not sure what you mean.

Actually though, that's really clever of them. Way to go ^__^

 

[TequitoClown]

That's the best thing ever haha! The "under construction" page tied it all together!

 

[HyperMorian]

I think I've found the best gif this November.

Definitely saving it.

 

[Mewtwolover]

They should've used Comic Sans, it was common font on bad 90s websites.

 

[Florges]

Bless The Pokemon Company for this glorious website.

 

[Esper]

Ahhh I wanted to sign the guestbook, but it's under construction!

 

[Lunar]

I think this is the best the Pokemon Company have done and will ever do

 

[icomeanon6]

This probably merits some mention: on their "Animation" page they have the Pokemon: The First Movie streaming.

 

[User19sq]

I don't know why I love this so much. I think I need a download of that song... O_e

 

[Sektor]

That's actually kind of funny. I recall that Pizza Hut still has their original website up and about somewhere, and you can still order from it. What a blast from the past, huh?